Sister Ryan, O.P.

Wednesday

Aug 28, 2013 at 10:11 AM

Sister Martin Mary Ryan, formerly known as Havelina Julia Ryan, died on Aug. 26, 2013, at the Dominican Life Center in Adrian, Mich.

Sister Martin Mary Ryan, formerly known as Havelina Julia Ryan, died on Aug. 26, 2013, at the Dominican Life Center in Adrian, Mich. She was 92 years of age and the 74th year of her religious profession in the Adrian Dominican Congregation.

Sister Martin Mary was born in Chicago, Ill., to James and Mary Ann (McLeod) Ryan. She graduated from St. Joseph Academy in Adrian, Mich., and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Latin from Siena Heights College (University) in Adrian, Mich., and a Master of Education degree in education administration from DePaul University in Chicago, Ill.

Sister spent 50 years ministering in elementary education in Detroit, Owosso and Ypsilanti, Mich.; Chicago, Elmwood Park, Hometown, Joliet and Homewood, Ill.; and Des Moines, Iowa. She was a teacher for 14 years at Star of the Sea School in Chicago, Ill., and was principal at St. Francis Xavier School in Chicago from 1972 to 1977. Sister became a resident of the Dominican Life center in Adrian, Mich., in 2004.

Sister Martin Mary is survived by a niece, Mary Morgan of Bourbonnais, and a nephew, Raymond Malecki of Chicago, both in Illinois.

Visitation is from 6:15 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013, in the Rose Room of the Dominican Life Center, followed by Vigil Prayer at 7 p.m. in St. Catherine Chapel. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered in St. Catherine Chapel at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 29, 2913. Burial will be in the Congregation cemetery.